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Mangoes Flood the Hills: Buyers Happy with Low Prices, Growers Lose Out
A good mango harvest in hilly Rangamati has filled markets with cheap fruit late in the season, pleasing buyers but leaving growers counting losses.
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Agribusiness
Few Hilsa at Bhola's Landing Ghats but Plenty of Buyers
Poor hilsa catches in Bhola's Meghna and Tetulia rivers and strong demand from wholesale markets elsewhere have pushed local prices up, angering ordinary buyers.
AgribusinessFertilizer subsidy takes 80% of Bangladesh agriculture ministry budget, World Bank says
A World Bank report released in Dhaka on 15 June 2026 found that Bangladesh spends about a tenth of its public budget on agriculture but concentrates it on fertilizer subsidies and rice, leaving research, advice, irrigation and market access underfunded.
Fisheries
Python Found in Fishing Net in Sreemangal's Hail Haor
A python caught in a fishing net in Hail Haor in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, has been rescued unharmed by the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation.
Agribusiness
Relief in Chandpur's Hilsa Market as Price Falls by Up to Tk 500 a Kg
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Borostation fish ghat, one of the country's largest hilsa markets, have fallen by Tk 300 to 500 a kg in about a month.
Agribusiness
30,000 Cattle Return Unsold Amid Low Prices and Few Buyers, Pabna Farmers Worried
Few buyers and prices below expectations forced Pabna farmers to bring about 30,000 cattle home unsold from Eid-ul-Azha haats.
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Hatching Ducklings Makes a Whole Village Self-Reliant
A 1997 experiment with a hurricane lamp and rice husk has turned Maheshrauhali in Sirajganj's Tarash upazila into one of the country's biggest duckling markets, now hatching 12 to 15 lakh ducklings a day.
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Palm Kernel Sales in the Summer Heat Change Fortunes of Over a Hundred Families in Sharsha
With the Jaishtha heat at its fiercest, demand for tender palm kernels is rising in Sharsha and Benapole, and around a hundred local families are making a living from the seasonal trade.
FruitsLatkan: nutrition facts and precautions to know before eating it
Latkan, Bangladesh's sweet-and-sour rainy-season fruit, offers calcium, phosphorus, potassium and some vitamin C. In June 2026 Jagonews24 listed points to know before eating it; here they are checked against nutrition research and health agencies.
Environment
Kalnagini Snake Rescued from Inside Air Conditioner at Barishal Clinic
A four-foot kalnagini snake was rescued from inside an air conditioner at a private clinic in Barishal and released by the forest department.
Environment
Wild Elephants Enter Teknaf Villages Again, Residents Spend Nights in Fear
Wild elephants in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are leaving the hills and entering villages in search of food, spreading fear among local people.
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Food at Risk of Radioactive Contamination, Minister Tells Parliament of Steps Taken
Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam told parliament that farm produce and food grains risk taking in tiny amounts of harmful radioactive elements, and that effective steps are being taken to control the risk.
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Bangladesh Sees Investment Opportunity in Maldives Tuna Industry
Bangladesh's High Commissioner to the Maldives met the Maldivian minister for fisheries, agriculture and ocean resources to discuss cooperation in fisheries, farming, food security and the blue economy, with tuna a key focus.